| 2024 Rugby Europe Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Series XXII | |
| Hosts | |
| Date | 7 – 30 June 2024 |
| Nations | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  France |
| Runners-up |  Ireland |
| Third |  Germany |
| Team changes | |
| Relegated |  Ukraine  Croatia |
← 2023 2025 → | |
The 2024 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series was the twenty-second edition of the continental championship for rugby sevens in Europe. The series took place over two legs, the first at Makarska in Croatia and the second at Hamburg in Germany.
The list of teams participating in the Sevens Championship Series.
Romania and Czechia, were relegated to the 2024 Trophy tournament after finishing eleventh and twelfth respectively in the previous year's Championship tournament.
Ukraine and Croatia, were promoted after finishing first and second respectively in the previous year's Trophy tournament. [1]
The official schedule for the 2024 Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series was: [2]
| Leg | Stadium | City | Dates | Winners | Runners-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | Gradski stadion | Makarska | 7–9 June | France | Ireland | Germany |
| Germany | Sports Park Steinwiesenweg | Hamburg | 28–30 June | Ireland | France |  Portugal |
| Pos | Event Team | Makarska | Hamburg | Points total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 20 | 18 | 38 * |
| 2 | Ireland | 18 | 20 | 38 * |
| 3 | Germany | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| 4 | Portugal | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| 5 |  Georgia | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| 6 |  Italy | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 7 |  Spain | 4 | 8 | 12 * |
| 8 |  Belgium | 6 | 6 | 12 * |
| 9 |  Great Britain | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 |  Lithuania | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | Ukraine | 1 | 2 | 3 * |
| 12 | Croatia | 2 | 1 | 3 * |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Blue fill | Entry to World Challenger Series |
| Dark bar | Already a core team for the 2024–25 SVNS |
| Red fill | Relegated to 2025 European Trophy |
Notes:
^* As per Rugby Europe rules, "In case of two teams equal in ranking points at the end of the series, the point difference will apply (difference of points scored ‘for and against’ by each respective team in all tournaments Matches). The Team with the highest point difference shall be ranked higher in the final competition ranking." Therefore France (+238) were placed higher than Ireland (+200), Spain (+20) were placed higher than Belgium (-44), and Ukraine (-185) were placed higher than Croatia (-263) due to higher points difference.
| Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 5 | +71 | 8 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 22 | +49 | 8 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 56 | -12 | 5 |
| Croatia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 71 | -54 | 2 |
| Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 24 | +82 | 7 |
| Portugal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 31 | +45 | 7 |
| Italy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 7 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 139 | -134 | 3 |
| Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 42 | +10 | 9 |
| Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 7 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 46 | -12 | 5 |
| Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 48 | -12 | 3 |
| 9th place semifinals | 9th place final | |||||
| 8 June 2024– 18:10 – Gradski stadion | ||||||
| Spain | 36 | |||||
| 9 June 2024– 15:06 – Gradski stadion | ||||||
| Ukraine | 7 | |||||
| Spain | 19 | |||||
| 8 June 2024– 18:32 – Gradski stadion | ||||||
| Lithuania | 17 | |||||
| Lithuania | 26 | |||||
| Croatia | 5 | |||||
| 11th place final | ||||||
| 9 June 2024– 14:22 – Gradski stadion | ||||||
| Ukraine | 10 | |||||
| Croatia | 21 | |||||
| 5th place semifinals | 5th place final | |||||
| 9 June 2024– 11:14 – Gradski stadion | ||||||
| Belgium | 14 | |||||
| 9 June 2024– 16:34 – Gradski stadion | ||||||
| Portugal | 19 | |||||
| Portugal | 45 | |||||
| 9 June 2024– 11:36 – Gradski stadion | ||||||
| Italy | 7 | |||||
| Italy | 26 | |||||
| Great Britain | 19 | |||||
| 7th place final | ||||||
| 9 June 2024– 15:50 – Gradski stadion | ||||||
| Belgium | 7 | |||||
| Great Britain | 27 | |||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 8 June 2024– 18:54 – Gradski stadion | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 7 | |||||||||
| 9 June 2024– 12:42 – Gradski stadion | ||||||||||
| Georgia (a.e.t.) | 12 | |||||||||
| Georgia | 7 | |||||||||
| 8 June 2024– 20:00 – Gradski stadion | ||||||||||
| France | 26 | |||||||||
| France | 40 | |||||||||
| 9 June 2024– 19:30 – Gradski stadion | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 12 | |||||||||
| France | 12 | |||||||||
| 8 June 2024– 19:38 – Gradski stadion | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 7 | |||||||||
| Germany | 31 | |||||||||
| 9 June 2024– 13:04 – Gradski stadion | ||||||||||
| Italy | 5 | |||||||||
| Germany | 7 | |||||||||
| 8 June 2024– 19:16 – Gradski stadion | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 31 | 3rd place final | ||||||||
| Ireland | 24 | |||||||||
| 9 June 2024– 18:30 – Gradski stadion | ||||||||||
| Great Britain | 7 | |||||||||
| Georgia | 5 | |||||||||
| Germany | 31 | |||||||||
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
 | France |
 | Ireland |
 | Germany |
| 4 | Georgia |
| 5 | Portugal |
| 6 | Italy |
| 7 | Great Britain |
| 8 | Belgium |
| 9 | Spain |
| 10 | Lithuania |
| 11 | Croatia |
| 12 | Ukraine |
| Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 36 | +75 | 9 |
| Italy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 78 | -25 | 7 |
| Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 74 | +2 | 5 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 95 | -52 | 3 |
| Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 21 | +89 | 9 |
| Portugal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 52 | +33 | 7 |
| Belgium | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 72 | +15 | 5 |
| Croatia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 149 | -137 | 3 |
| Team | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 21 | +54 | 9 |
| Georgia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 47 | -20 | 7 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 55 | +16 | 5 |
| Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 74 | -50 | 3 |
| 9th place semifinals | 9th place final | |||||
| 29 June 2024– 17:00 – Sports Park Steinwiesenweg | ||||||
| Great Britain | 38 | |||||
| 30 June 2024– 13:21 – Sports Park Steinwiesenweg | ||||||
| Croatia | 14 | |||||
| Great Britain | 14 | |||||
| 29 June 2024– 17:22 – Sports Park Steinwiesenweg | ||||||
| Lithuania | 17 | |||||
| Lithuania | 19 | |||||
| Ukraine | 12 | |||||
| 11th place final | ||||||
| 30 June 2024– 12:37 – Sports Park Steinwiesenweg | ||||||
| Croatia | 0 | |||||
| Ukraine | 38 | |||||
| 5th place semifinals | 5th place final | |||||
| 30 June 2024– 09:44 – Sports Park Steinwiesenweg | ||||||
| Belgium | 7 | |||||
| 30 June 2024– 14:49 – Sports Park Steinwiesenweg | ||||||
| Georgia (aet) | 10 | |||||
| Georgia | 14 | |||||
| 30 June 2024– 10:06 – Sports Park Steinwiesenweg | ||||||
| Italy | 12 | |||||
| Spain | 12 | |||||
| Italy | 15 | |||||
| 7th place final | ||||||
| 30 June 2024– 14:05 – Sports Park Steinwiesenweg | ||||||
| Belgium | 7 | |||||
| Spain | 24 | |||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 29 June 2024– 17:44 – Sports Park Steinwiesenweg | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 36 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2024– 11:12 – Sports Park Steinwiesenweg | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 7 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 14 | |||||||||
| 29 June 2024– 18:06 – Sports Park Steinwiesenweg | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 12 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 21 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2024– 16:45 – Sports Park Steinwiesenweg | ||||||||||
| Georgia | 14 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 19 | |||||||||
| 29 June 2024– 18:28 – Sports Park Steinwiesenweg | ||||||||||
| France | 14 | |||||||||
| France | 31 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2024– 11:34 – Sports Park Steinwiesenweg | ||||||||||
| Spain | 12 | |||||||||
| France | 15 | |||||||||
| 29 June 2024– 18:50 – Sports Park Steinwiesenweg | ||||||||||
| Germany | 0 | 3rd place final | ||||||||
| Germany | 35 | |||||||||
| 30 June 2024– 15:48 – Sports Park Steinwiesenweg | ||||||||||
| Italy | 12 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 14 | |||||||||
| Germany | 12 | |||||||||
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| Ireland |
| France |
| Portugal |
| 4 | Germany |
| 5 | Georgia |
| 6 | Italy |
| 7 | Spain |
| 8 | Belgium |
| 9 | Lithuania |
| 10 | Great Britain |
| 11 | Ukraine |
| 12 | Croatia |
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